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Lisa
Frye
Garrison
Lisa Garrison works with a wide variety of industries and issues in her civil litigation practice. She also counsels clients on antitrust and health care issues.
Education
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J.D., with honors, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1994
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B.A., with highest honors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991
Academic Honors
- Executive Articles Editor, North Carolina Law Review, 1993-1994
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Order of the Golden Fleece
- Order of the Grail-Valkyries
Achievements
- Martindale-Hubbell's top ("AV") Peer Review Rating *
- Selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.), Antitrust Law, 2007-2012, Litigation-Antitrust, 2012
- Business North Carolina's Legal Elite, Antitrust, 2003, 2005, 2010
* CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.
Professional Memberships
- American Bar Association. Litigation Section, Woman Advocate Committee (subcommittee co-chair) and Corporate Counsel Committee, Antitrust Section, Joint Conduct Committee
- North Carolina Bar Association (Chair, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section, 2003-2004)
- UNC School of Law Alumni Association, Board of Directors
- American Health Lawyers Association
- American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, N.C. Chapter
- N.C. Association of Women Attorneys
- Defense Research Institute
- N.C. Association of Defense Attorneys
- Greensboro Bar Association
- Founder, PINK (Promoting Inspiration, Networking, & Knowledge, a women's affinity group within the firm)
- Founder, Litigation Associate Training Program (monthly training seminars and mock trial exercises within the firm)
Civic and Community Service
- Central United Methodist Church, Asheboro, N.C. (children's church music leader)
- Women's Resource Center of Greensboro (legal hotline volunteer and firm coordinator)
Recent Cases
- Rhyne v. K-Mart Corp., 358 N.C. 160, 594 S.E.2d 1 (N.C. 2004) (case deciding whether North Carolina's punitive damages cap is unconstitutional)
- Summey v. Barker, 357 N.C. 492, 586 S.E.2d 247 (2003) (medical malpractice case)
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Philip Morris, Inc., 199 F. Supp. 2d 362 (M.D.N.C. 2002) (antitrust case brought by competitors regarding manufacturer's incentive program for retailers)
- DeLoach v. Philip Morris, Inc., 206 F.R.D. 551 (M.D.N.C. 2001) (class action antitrust case brought by hundreds of thousands of farmers and quota holders)
- Driggers v. Sofamor, S.N.C., 44 F. Supp. 2d 760 (M.D.N.C. 1998) (bone screw product liability case)
- Osburn v. Danek Med., Inc., 520 S.E. 2d 88 (N.C. App. 1999)(same), rev. on additional issues denied, 542 S.E. 2d 215, aff'd, 530 S.E. 2d 54 (N.C. 2000)
- Resorts of Pinehurst, Inc. v. Pinehurst Nat'l Dev. Corp., 148 F. 3d 417 (4th Cir. 1998) (case deciding whether "Pinehurst" is an enforceable service mark)
Publications
- Contributor, Antitrust Law Developments Annual Update, 2010 (ABA publication)
- Co-Author, "Preparing for Discovery Depositions: Researching Expert Witnesses " N.C. Association of Defense Attorneys' The Defender, Winter 2010; DRI's The Voice, July 2009
- Co-Author, "Howerton's Progeny: Recent Decisions Regarding the Admissibility of Expert Testimony in North Carolina," N.C. Association of Defense Attorneys' The Defender, Winter 2008
- Author, "Cultivating Young Litigators: What Kind of Gardener Are You?" DRI's The Voice, 2007 & N.C. Bar Association's The Litigator, 2008
- Co-Author, "Negotiating Settlements Within the Framework of Antitrust Laws," in Antitrust Dispute Resolution: Leading Lawyers On Best Practices for Resolving Antitrust Matters Through Negotiations (Aspatore, Inc. 2007)
- Author, "Expert Depositions: Keeping the Tiger at Bay," DRI's The Business Suit, 2006
- Author, "Markets & Medicine: Recent Developments in Health Care Antitrust Law," N.C. Bar Association's Prognosis, 2004
Presentations and Speaking Engagements
- Faculty, "Antitrust Issues Concerning Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Health Insurance Companies and Health Benefit Providers," N.C. Bar Association CLE, February 2012
- Co-Presenter, "What's Protected? Recent Developments Regarding the Attorney-Client Privilege and Experts," ACC-Charlotte Program, 2011
- Faculty, "Getting Creative: Lessons Learned from a Decade of Federal Antitrust Litigation in North Carolina," N.C. Bar Association CLE, 2010
- Faculty, "'To Err is Human' - And Costly: Addressing the Potential Litigation Impact of So-Called 'Never Events,'" NC-ASHRM Fall Conference, 2008
- Presenter, "Top Ten Habits of Fantastic Health Care Professionals," 2008
- Faculty, "How to Get Evidence and Expert Testimony Admitted Into Court," National Business Institute CLE, 2006
- Faculty, "Beyond the Basics of Civil Litigation" (Expert Depositions Segment), N.C. Bar Association CLE, 2006
- Presenter, "Litigation and Liability Issues," Duke Area Health Education Centers Program, 2005
- Co-Presenter, "Using Lawyers Effectively," Women In Law for Women in Business Seminar, 2005
- Presenter, "Good Documentation: What Happens When It Doesn't Happen," 2004 & 2005
- Faculty, "Litigating Chapter 75" ("Overview of North Carolina General Statute § 75-1.1: The Broad Reach of the Unfair Trade Practice Liability" Segment), N.C. Bar Association CLE, 2005
- Presenter, "Vicarious Hospital Liability for the Negligence of Nonemployee MDs: Respondeat Superior, Apparent Agency, and Nondelegable Duty Theories," 2002
- Faculty, "Basics of Business Law" (Antitrust Segment), N.C. Bar Association CLE, 2000 & 2002
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